Old Phart, former journalist/publisher/cab driver/oilfield manager/etc, degrees in history/military history/comparative religions. Nut on Lee-Enfields and Rosses, anything that goes "bang!".
"If Adolf Hitler had been brought up with a Cat in the house, he would have known that NO Human can possibly be a member of the Master Race. They don't have enough fur and they can't purr!" - Sidney the Profound